IIHF Under-18 World Championship Refs and Linesmen

The IIHF Under-18 World Championship gets underway Thursday in Slovakia.

Ten teams will take the ice for the tournament along with 12 referees and 10 linesmen. Belarus, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States will compete for the championship, with the last-place teams competing to avoid relegation to Division IA.